View from The Hill: Josh Frydenberg mulls political temptation after Kooyong gets new draft boundaries
Josh Frydenberg is mulling over whether to try to make a lunge for his old Melbourne seat of Kooyong, now
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View from The Hill: parliamentary sittings have become as painful for Albanese as they were for Morrison
It was often said of the former Morrison government that it found parliamentary sittings particularly fraught. The same has become
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Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac
The government is embarking on a fraught journey – trying to turn the PM’s promise of action against hate speech into law. …
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Albanese government gives new Ministerial Direction on visa appeals to make ‘community safety’ paramount
The government is giving a new Ministerial Direction to the AAT on visa cases, telling it to make community safety paramount in considering appeals from non-citizens with serious criminal records. …
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View from The Hill: Albanese says cabinet ‘crafting an offer for the second term’ as Ed Husic ponders breaks for business
A few days ago, after yet more early election speculation, the prime minister was indicating he plans to run full
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built
Andrew Bragg joins us to explain why the coalition sees migration as a major issue when it comes to housing supply. …
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Grattan on Friday: age verification for social media is no easy task, but the government can’t sit by and do nothing
While federal politics often seems top down on most issues fighting social media’s grip on children, the pressure now comes from the bottom up. …
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Payments System Board Update: May 2024 Meeting
At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed a number of issues, including: The Reserve Bank of Australias (RBAs)
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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires
In his budget reply on Thursday night, Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration with the new measures he put forward. …
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Peter Dutton pledges to drastically slash migration in bid to free up 100,000 homes over five years
A Coalition government would drastically slash migration as its main way of freeing up more than 100,000 homes over five years, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised in his budget reply. …
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